[NARUTO] Night of the Full Moon

"Meow--"

When Sasuke was walking back after completing another mission, a cat that was completely black except for its four paws suddenly jumped in front of him, looking directly into his eyes and blocking the way.

Sasuke knelt down and raised his hand to smooth the snow cat's back hair.

Texue raised his head solemnly, and the next second, in the space created by Sasuke's illusion, he uttered human words: "We found the news about that person."

"Where is he?"

Texue swung his tail and did not answer directly: "Do you think you can afford the reward for the information we contacted after how many companions we contacted?"

Sasuke raised the corners of his lips slightly, took out the paper bag containing dried shrimps from his luggage, tore open a dried shrimp and fed it to Taxue's mouth.

Texue lightly sniffed the smell of the shredded meat. The rare aroma tempted him to stick out his tongue and lick his nose, but he still shook his head to hold back and looked at Sasuke with some human suspicion.

"The rewards are as agreed at the beginning. All your companions who contribute can receive one to ten days of food according to their contribution. I have contacted Granny Qiuyuan, and you can bring your companions with you at any time." Sasuke explained, "This special The dried shrimps are a separate thank you gift for you."

"You don't even ask about the total amount? That's very arrogant of a human being."

"I believe we will have longer-term cooperation, and this kind of number will not be important."

Ta Xue probably didn't know the cost of taming a Ninja Cat. He only provided meals and could directly use the wild cat's huge intelligence network. In comparison, the price paid was really a drop in the bucket.

Texue paused for a moment to confirm that the information conveyed in Sasuke's breath could make him trust the other party. This time he finally took the dried shrimp from Sasuke's hand.

"Others are more troublesome to find, but he will attract a group of crows from time to time, and there is always a fishy guy next to him. It is easy to attract the attention of cats, and they are often chased all the way." He tore and ate the whole shrimp. Qian, Taxue finally said, "Some cats who followed him saw that he would go to the Kingdom of Rain every once in a while."

"The Country of Rain..." Sasuke pondered for a moment, recalling that the Country of Rain that he had seen on the map of the ninja world seemed to be a small country living in the cracks of other countries.There are many such small countries and they are inconspicuous. Perhaps the Akatsuki organization to which Itachi and the shark man belong is located in the Kingdom of Rain.

"It rains almost all the time in the Country of Rain, and no cats are willing to run there. So we don't know the deeper location."

"Well, it's enough to know the news." Sasuke put the paper bag in his hand on the ground, "Please pay more attention to his movements from now on."

"And, if you see this person, especially if they meet, please tell me in time." Sasuke sketched out the masked "Uchiha Madara" image in the illusion, and asked Texue to remember it.Since the other party was involved in the original matter, they must be in contact now.As for whether they work for the same people, it's still unclear.

Although Sasuke was restricted by Orochimaru and could not directly check for information about Itachi, he also contacted other available forces during the mission.

Based on the situation during the Warring States Period, Sasuke tried to find intelligence outlets that Uchiha might have arranged.But unfortunately, with the fall of Uchiha, or earlier, these strongholds have been abandoned.

Thinking about it, all Sasuke knew was the power distributed by the Uchiha when they were an independent family. Later, when the Ninja Village was established, many of their intelligence networks may have been consolidated into one place.There are very few intelligence agencies that exist independently like Granny Cat.

However, recalling the existence of Grandma Cat reminded Sasuke of one thing, that is, wild cats other than ninja cats can also send messages to each other.Wildcats, which are widely distributed, have their own intelligence network.

It is impossible for them to perform tasks like well-trained ninja beasts, but because they need to travel long distances every day to find food, finding people and things is their strength.

He was thinking about how to go to Grandma Cat to buy a ninja tool that can talk to cats. When performing tasks, he used Sharingan to cast genjutsu on the task target, but unexpectedly discovered that he could communicate directly with cats in the spiritual world, which saved him a lot of trouble. .

So Sasuke tentatively asked them to help him find the whereabouts of Uchiha Itachi, but he didn't expect that the news would come out in just half a month.

Itachi might be wary of ninjas and ninja beasts, but who would be wary of these ordinary wild cats?

In short, now that he has a direction, Sasuke can focus on collecting information related to the Kingdom of Rain.

When passing by the border of the Land of Rain on a mission, Sasuke slowed down and asked the villagers about the situation in the Land of Rain.

Everyone's opinions are similar. They only know that there is an Rain Ninja Village in the Land of Rain, and its leader is Sansho Hanzo.The Land of Rain gets its name from the fact that it rains all year round, but since more than ten years ago, there have been no sunny days.And due to the long rainy season, the harvest in the Country of Rain is not good, but occasionally there are people who come to the surrounding areas to purchase, and they don't talk much about the situation in the country.The defense of Yuren Village is like an iron barrel. People from outside can't get in, and people inside rarely come out.

Although most Ninja villages are heavily guarded, it is rare to completely block the border like the Rain Country.Sasuke became more and more suspicious that the Land of Rain was the birthplace of the Akatsuki organization. Because it had absorbed many rebellious ninjas, it was easy to explain why people from other countries were not allowed to enter.

However, the guess was unintentional and not much usable information was found. Just as he was about to leave for the mission location, Sasuke unexpectedly met an old friend.

"No more cuts."

Sasuke opened his mouth to call out the other party's disguise, and felt a little surprised when he looked at the boy beside Zabuza who was still dressed as a woman.

The dark underground was oppressive and chaotic, almost erasing his perception of time.The longing in his heart has been restrained for too long, and even facing these former enemies will bring back the memory of him and Naruto once being side by side, just like yesterday.

Zabuza ignored him and continued to move forward at his own pace.Seeing this, Sasuke immediately flashed his Sharingan, signaling that Zabuza's disguise was meaningless in front of him.

Only then did Zabuza look at Sasuke seriously: "The performance at the beginning was amazing enough, but he has grown to such an extent again. Should he be said to be worthy of being an Uchiha?"

After a moment of confrontation, Bai saw that there was no hostility between the two parties, but he spoke like a greeting: "Where's Naruto? Didn't you always get together in the past?"

"He's not here." Sasuke stated the facts calmly.

"Huh." Zabuza asked as if he was explaining to Shiro, "You are the ninja who betrayed Konoha a year ago but has never been issued a kill order, right?"

"It's me." Sasuke said straight to the point, "In that case, you must also know the reason why I defected."

"What if you know?"

"I want to exchange some information with you. This is also the reason why I tried my best to ask Kakashi to let you go." Sasuke said unceremoniously.

"Do you think you saved our lives?" Zabuza's eyes became dangerous.

"That's the truth." Sasuke was unmoved, "I believe Bai's words and think that everything you did in Kirigakure was to avoid more killings. I want to ask you why."

Zabuza grinned, revealing the sharp teeth inside: "You want to find an excuse for Uchiha Itachi to have other reasons."

"I just need the truth."

The thousands of dead souls in the clan could not be comforted by killing Weasel alone. He had to piece together the original facts in this turbulent rut of history.

"Did you assassinate Mizukage and launch a coup for your own selfish reasons, or did you want to change the bloody rule of 'Blood Mist'? What exactly do you want?"

"I said that since then, Shiro has become even more stupid than before. It turns out that I listened to these stupid words of yours." Zabuza mocked, but looking at Sasuke's unwavering expression, he finally admitted in Shiro's nervous eyes, "The good-for-nothing Mizukage who used that method of excessive consumption of vitality but has not yet achieved results should abdicate and make way for others. Since he can issue such an order to kill each other, it should be expected that he himself will be assassinated."

Sasuke tried out the result he wanted.

Zabuza's ability to restrain his malice under such an attitude is enough to prove that he is not the murderous ghost as rumored.

And maybe he really cared about the "life-saving grace", so Zabuza even told him his true thoughts.

The content of the words itself is no longer important. Such actions tell Sasuke: what he heard and saw may be far from the truth. When it is beyond his power, he may commit atrocities in order to achieve "peace" in a larger sense.